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How to Prevent Duplicate Entries in AppSheet

In this video, I walk through a quick tip for avoiding duplicate records in your AppSheet app. If you’ve ever had users (or yourself) accidentally enter the same information more than once, you know how frustrating it can be to clean up. Thankfully, AppSheet makes it pretty easy to prevent duplicates. In the video, I […]

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Conditional Formatting in Google AppShet with Format Rules

If you’re familiar with conditional formatting in Google Sheets, you already have an idea of how format rules work in Google AppSheet. Format rules let you change the style of different elements in your app based on specific conditions, making it easier to highlight important information and improve usability. In this video, I walk through […]

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Send Better Google Forms Email Notifications (and more) With AppSheet

Google Forms makes it easy to collect information, but its built-in email notifications are pretty basic. They don’t include the full content of form submissions, and searching through responses can be limited. That’s where Google AppSheet can help. In this video, I show how to combine Google Forms and AppSheet to create more powerful notifications. […]

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3 Ways to Hide Things in Google AppSheet

In this video, I show three different ways to hide fields in your Google AppSheet app. This is useful for improving the user experience by ensuring only the most relevant information is displayed to your app’s users. Here’s what I cover: Hiding Fields Completely Across the App Sometimes, a field is only used for backend […]

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